After resting for a while in the cafeteria, Lin Feng felt his stomach was no longer bloated, so he and Gao Hai prepared to leave.
"Let's go."
"Brother Feng, you can eat even more than me. If this keeps up, you'll be a fatty too."
Gao Hai was still amazed by Lin Feng's appetite, finding it unbelievable.
Just as the two were about to step out the door, a figure crashed into two chairs, suddenly tumbling before them.
Before they could react, a group of people surged forward, throwing punches and kicks at the wailing figure, swearing at him from time to time: "Big mouth bastard, still trying to be the Jianghu All-known, huh?"
"Is Ya Ge someone you're qualified to comment on?"
"Kneel down and apologize, or we'll break your legs."
At that moment, Lin Feng finally figured out who the poor guy getting beaten up was.
Interesting!
These guys must be putting on a show just for him!
Otherwise, why would they pick right here, right in front of him?
"Brother Feng, nothing to see here, let's go."
Gao Hai clearly noticed it too. He looked uneasy, tugging Lin Feng to leave.
"Hold on."
Lin Feng wasn't ready to leave yet; he was quite interested in the guy getting beat up.
This was actually his first time really observing his former classmate.
Entertainment Alliance Leader, Gossip King, Jianghu All-known—but honestly, he didn't look it!
Totally different from what Lin Feng had imagined!
First impression: gentle features, short, thin, the perfect obedient student type. Lin Feng would believe he's a middle schooler.
Hard to imagine this shy-looking guy was so into the gossip business.
Lin Feng really admired the guy.
In other students' eyes, Yang Fan was just a talentless loser with no martial arts ability, aimless and collecting gossip for fun every day.
But to Lin Feng, Yang Fan was someone with a clear plan for his own future, able to persist day after day and really achieve something—not an ordinary character at all.
But in his previous life, Lin Feng had never heard of such a person in Jiang City!
Did he burn out too early?
Lin Feng didn't rush to intervene; as much as he wanted to recruit the guy, since Yang Fan had gossiped about him, it was clear Yang Fan didn't take him seriously. He figured some discipline wouldn't hurt.
Though very quickly, Lin Feng found even more to admire.
This seemingly weak dude was tough; even while being beaten badly, body trembling with pain, aside from muffled grunts, he never begged for mercy, just hugged his head and did his best to protect himself.
Lin Feng didn't know the three doing the beating, but he did recognize the guy standing behind them with his arms crossed.
Ji Yu.
The number two male in the gossip scandals.
This number two had already bragged about chasing Ya Ge!
He did have some looks, tall and slender, about 1.8 meters, a little taller than Lin Feng, handsome and smiling faintly, looking gentle and approachable, though his eyes sometimes flashed a hint of devilish charm.
Ji Yu now had Eighth Rank Body Cultivator power. Yesterday on Awakening Day, he refined a Sixth Grade Lightning Leopard. As the son of the Yunhai Group, he wasn't short on cash and was strong too, with a crowd of followers around him.
Whether in strength or background, he was a major figure at Jiangxin Middle School.
Lin Feng knew him not only because he was a school celebrity, but also because he knew this guy liked Ya Ge.
Back in freshman year, when Ji Yu saw Ya Ge for the first time, he ignored Lin Feng standing nearby and directly asked Ya Ge for her phone number, confessing his interest. Even though Ya Ge didn't give it, he never gave up, constantly showing up to flatter her, completely ignoring Lin Feng.
Lin Feng guessed Ji Yu couldn't help but start pursuing again seeing Ya Ge's recent meteoric rise.
No exaggeration, Ya Ge was super popular these days.
In the past, she was mostly famous among regular students, while among the big clans and major groups she was just another pretty girl, not really on their level.
But now, Ya Ge was on a whole new level. Just joining the Juxing Club was enough to vault her into society's elite. Ji Yu used to treat it as a game, but now he was serious—if he really married Ya Ge, not only would it boost his status, he could skip a few years of hard work.
The beating went on for a while, but even the onlookers who felt sympathy didn't step in.
With three hundred thousand students at Jiangxin Middle School, campus violence like this happened every day, and even the school was at a loss. There were simply too many students, and sometimes the teachers themselves demonstrated the thrill of violence to students.
Even when school leaders tried to stop it, nothing changed. The temporary peace only led to more ruthless revenge, so before long, nobody dared to mess with Ji Yu.
At Jiangxin Middle School, he was a real tyrant, and nobody wanted to get on his bad side.
"Enough, stop beating him. No matter what, this kid and his dad come to my house every New Year's—the consequences would be tricky if you break him."
Seeing Lin Feng neither leaving nor stepping in, just calmly standing there watching the show, Ji Yu finally spoke up.
"Lin Feng, do you think this guy deserves a beatdown?"
Ji Yu strolled over to Lin Feng, smiling, and said, "Saying you dumped Ya Ge—like you're qualified to do that."
With that, everyone knew Ji Yu's real target was Lin Feng.
"Things are about to get ugly." The watching students could already feel the tension in the air.
At Jiangxin First Middle School, Lin Feng's reputation wasn't as big as Ji Yu's, but he was still pretty well-known.
Lin Feng wasn't super strong; as a Seventh Rank Body Cultivator, he didn't even make the top 500 in his grade. Even those stronger than him—Eighth Rank, even Ninth Rank cultivators—wouldn't mess with him unless absolutely forced.
That was Lin Feng's authority!
Strength doesn't necessarily mean fighting ability!
Lin Feng's nickname was Madman, infamous for his ruthlessness.
The tough fear the reckless, the reckless fear the suicidal.
Once Lin Feng started throwing punches like a madman, almost nobody dared to mess with him.
"Brother Feng, let's go," Gao Hai said quietly.
No matter the strength, even if they won, kids like them from common families would be in deep trouble if they pissed off Ji Yu. He had plenty of ways to make them regret it, and could even drag their families into it.
That was why Ji Yu could run roughshod over the school.
"Let's go, Brother Feng."
Gao Hai urged again, even tugged at Lin Feng's sleeve, but Lin Feng remained unmoved.
That made Gao Hai anxious. Normally, Lin Feng knew when to bow out—did Ya Ge provoke something in him?
"What the hell's it to you?"
Instead of answering Ji Yu, Lin Feng replied blandly.
If it were before, he wouldn't have confronted Ji Yu head-on.
He understood that tangling with this type only ever brought loss, but now demonstrating power and talent was part of his second plan.
And if someone wanted a beatdown now, Lin Feng was happy to oblige.
"How dare you speak to Brother Yu like that?"
One of Ji Yu's lackeys barked, "Apologize to Brother Yu, or you'll regret it!" The three then cracked their knuckles threateningly.
In their eyes, Lin Feng was only a Seventh Rank Body Cultivator. His fighting technique was a bit better, but still not their match.
Seeing Lin Feng refusing to leave, Gao Hai could only be on guard. Fearful but standing his ground.
"Kid, you've got guts,"
Ji Yu paused, clearly surprised Lin Feng spoke to him that way.
Before, Lin Feng never backed down around Ji Yu, but he'd never been this bold.
"Spit it out if you've got business. Otherwise, get lost."
Lin Feng couldn't be bothered with this nonsense; he was already cranky from insomnia.
"Boss, I'll teach him a lesson for you."
As Ji Yu's smile faded, one of his lackeys jumped at the chance to make a move on Lin Feng.
With a quick leap, he threw a chopping punch, swinging for Lin Feng's shoulder, wind whistling behind it.
"Bang!"
Before he could get close, Lin Feng's right leg shot out like lightning. With a snap, he struck the guy square in the chest, faster than the eye.
"Blegh!"
Blood sprayed through the air, and under everyone's shocked eyes, the guy flew backward like a ragdoll, crashing to the floor and coughing up blood.
"So strong!"
"So vicious!"
The crowd looked on, stunned. Even as a lackey, Ji Yu's henchman was Seventh Rank Body Cultivator, yet couldn't withstand a single blow.
Beyond shocked at Lin Feng's power, his ruthlessness also made them nervous.
He rarely fought, but when he did, he didn't hold back.
Seeing the lackey lying there wailing, even if his injuries healed, he'd be out for a couple weeks—which, this close to finals, could hurt his exam results.
"Huang Ge!"
The other two lackeys saw their friend's miserable state, faces shifting, both angry and afraid.
All three were Seventh Rank, similar in strength, but Huang Ge didn't last a single move—how could they not be scared?
"Get him!"
The two exchanged glances, cold gleams in their eyes, and attacked from left and right together.
"Brother Feng, I'll help..." Gao Hai shouted, stepping forward, ready to grab one of them, but just then Lin Feng tapped his left foot on the ground, launching himself like a leopard—a flying leap—and both attackers instantly went flying even faster, landing in crumpled heaps.
"Hiss..."
Seeing how pathetic the three looked, the previously noisy crowd was suddenly silent; many sucked in a cold breath. To handle three at once, so casually, was like an adult beating up kids.
Lin Feng's fighting technique seemed downright mysterious to them.